DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/19 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0705z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1600z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.6 - - 69.3 - - 75.9 - - 81.3 - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 86 - - 91 - - 93 - - -65 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 48 - - 1104 - - 2989 - - 4914 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit 920 - - 921 - - 2330 - - 3698 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top 937 - - 1993 - - 3878 - - 5803 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 539 - - 753 - - 1932 - - 2392 - - 4314 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 199 - - 286 - - 336 - - 30 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 10 - - 14 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 225 - - 234 - - 230 - - 199 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 8 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - 9 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - -269 - - 547 - - 214 - - -5346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 937 - - 2262 - - 3331 - - 5589 - - 6285 sfcLCL ODpotential -4665 - - -3570 - - -2219 - - -2242 - - -8694 ODpotential blCL 5602 - - 5563 - - 6097 - - 8045 - - 9632 blCL maxRH 96 - - 90 - - 100 - - 69 - - 42 maxRH CAPE 370 - - 770 - - 1920 - - 1220 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 58.6 - - 69.3 - - 75.9 - - 81.3 - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 57.3 - - 62.1 - - 63.9 - - 59.5 - - 53.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.0 - - 68.8 - - 75.4 - - 80.9 - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 57.2 - - 60.8 - - 62.5 - - 58.2 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 86 - - 91 - - 93 - - -65 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 48 - - 1104 - - 2989 - - 4914 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 83 - - 59 - - 101 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98140 15 079 14 105 13 112 11 145 10 097 98140 90590 10 086 14 109 14 119 10 134 4 143 90590 84791 5 074 10 104 15 124 6 158 6 094 84791 79991 2 099 12 084 10 108 8 152 5 121 79991 75855 4 254 7 063 4 074 5 113 1 155 75855 72209 2 159 2 342 5 324 5 016 2 148 72209 68920 4 360 1 052 5 261 7 289 2 193 68920 65897 12 277 6 283 8 241 14 253 10 255 65897 63093 15 302 13 280 13 268 12 247 11 262 63093 60369 27 283 22 261 23 266 21 269 17 277 60369 57537 31 270 24 265 30 252 27 266 27 276 57537 54622 40 276 33 279 28 255 31 261 33 268 54622 51850 43 269 42 277 31 271 30 268 36 268 51850 49362 37 274 47 268 43 269 43 267 38 262 49362 47158 43 276 45 267 47 267 48 269 50 271 47158 45203 47 280 47 278 58 274 59 272 64 271 45203 43442 61 291 66 288 66 278 81 268 72 265 43442 41822 72 285 85 281 85 274 95 259 78 256 41822 40307 66 284 85 274 101 271 95 254 76 255 40307 38876 65 287 85 271 92 273 86 257 57 265 38876 37523 69 289 80 272 72 277 65 266 55 275 37523 36212 70 292 73 277 63 277 62 283 53 276 36212 34875 69 294 69 279 54 277 60 291 49 269 34875 33485 67 295 65 279 52 278 55 288 44 266 33485 32042 65 297 61 280 51 275 52 278 36 267 32042 30535 60 296 57 278 50 269 50 270 34 269 30535 28951 57 289 50 274 51 266 48 275 38 269 28951 27289 57 281 45 272 53 268 45 282 38 267 27289 25553 56 278 44 270 54 269 41 274 34 267 25553 23746 53 277 43 268 54 271 44 267 32 264 23746 21867 48 275 45 266 50 271 47 268 35 260 21867 19908 46 274 47 266 47 270 45 272 36 267 19908 17872 47 272 44 268 45 263 39 273 32 274 17872 15802 43 286 41 275 41 259 35 261 30 276 15802 13804 43 297 42 283 36 263 32 248 30 258 13804 11983 41 293 39 284 37 258 29 244 32 242 11983 10365 40 276 37 284 36 249 29 242 31 224 10365 8923 38 264 37 275 35 245 31 233 33 216 8923 7636 35 263 37 268 32 243 30 219 33 215 7636 6489 30 270 34 266 29 246 28*209 31 205 6489 5472 27 281 32 266 26 249 26*205 30 196 5472 4573 25 290 31 267 22*246 23 201 30 190 4573 3776 26 296 28 269 17*237 21 199 29 188 3776 3060 28 295 21 265 15 231 19 198 29 187 3060 2425 29 281 17*253 14 229 18 197 28 185 2425 1895 28 264 12*238 14 229 17 196 27 183 1895 1487 23 248 11 234 13 228 16 195 24 180 1487 1206 15 231 10 233 12 228 15 195 20 177 1206 1036 13*228 9 232 12 227 14 195 16 176 1036 938 9*225 8 232 10 227 12 195 10*174 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography